Season
2016-17
Manchester UnitedJosé Mourinho
of 20 in the Premier League
- 64
- Played
- 58%
- Win rate
Season in brief
6th of 20 in the Premier League, down from 5th the year before. Lifted the FA Charity/Community Shield, beating Leicester City in the final. Lifted the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Lifted the UEFA Europa League, beating AFC Ajax in the final. Zlatan Ibrahimović led the scoring with 28 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 105 United scored).
The Premier League table
Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them
- 1Chelsea38P · 30W 3D 5L · GD +5293
- 4Liverpool38P · 22W 10D 6L · GD +3676
- 5Arsenal38P · 23W 6D 9L · GD +3375
- 6Manchester United38P · 18W 15D 5L · GD +2569
- 7Everton38P · 17W 10D 11L · GD +1861
- 8Southampton38P · 12W 10D 16L · GD -746
- 19Middlesbrough38P · 5W 13D 20L · GD -2628
- 20Sunderland38P · 6W 6D 26L · GD -4024
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 93 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 76 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 75 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 69 |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 46 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 28 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 69 | -40 | 24 |
Slice: the final Premier League table for 2016-17, every club computed from the full league results.
Coverage: complete — all results known.
Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.
The season, match by match
64 matchesEvery match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.
Competitions
5 entered · 3 wonFA Charity/Community Shield
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FA Charity/Community Shield
WinnersPremier League
6th of 2018W15D5L
Premier League
6th of 20- 3–1@ Bournemouth14/08/2016
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- 2–0v Southampton19/08/2016
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- 1–0@ Hull27/08/2016
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- 1–2v Man City10/09/2016
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- 1–3@ Watford18/09/2016
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- 4–1v Leicester24/09/2016
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- 1–1v Stoke02/10/2016
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- 0–0@ Liverpool17/10/2016
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- 0–4@ Chelsea23/10/2016
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- 0–0v Burnley29/10/2016
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- 3–1@ Swansea06/11/2016
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- 1–1v Arsenal19/11/2016
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- 1–1v West Ham27/11/2016
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- 1–1@ Everton04/12/2016
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- 1–0v Spurs11/12/2016
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- 2–1@ C Palace14/12/2016
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- 2–0@ West Brom17/12/2016
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- 3–1v Sunderland26/12/2016
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- 2–1v Middlesbrough31/12/2016
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- 2–0@ West Ham02/01/2017
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- 1–1v Liverpool15/01/2017
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- 1–1@ Stoke21/01/2017
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- 0–0v Hull01/02/2017
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- 3–0@ Leicester05/02/2017
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- 2–0v Watford11/02/2017
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- 1–1v Bournemouth04/03/2017
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- 3–1@ Middlesbrough19/03/2017
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- 0–0v West Brom01/04/2017
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- 1–1v Everton04/04/2017
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- 3–0@ Sunderland09/04/2017
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- 2–0v Chelsea16/04/2017
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- 2–0@ Burnley23/04/2017
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- 0–0@ Man City27/04/2017
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- 1–1v Swansea30/04/2017
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- 0–2@ Arsenal07/05/2017
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- 1–2@ Spurs14/05/2017
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- 0–0@ Southampton17/05/2017
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- 2–0v C Palace21/05/2017
Premier League
- 3–1W@BournemouthBournemouthAFC BournemouthPremier League·14 Aug 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 1
- 2–0WvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonPremier League·19 Aug 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 2
- 1–0W@HullHullHull CityPremier League·27 Aug 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 3
- 1–2LvMan CityMan CityManchester CityPremier League·10 Sep 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 4
- 1–3L@WatfordWatfordWatfordPremier League·18 Sep 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 5
- 4–1WvLeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityPremier League·24 Sep 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 6
- 1–1DvStokeStokeStoke CityPremier League·2 Oct 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 7
- 0–0D@LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·17 Oct 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 8
- 0–4L@ChelseaChelseaChelseaPremier League·23 Oct 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 9
- 0–0DvBurnleyBurnleyBurnleyPremier League·29 Oct 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 10
- 3–1W@SwanseaSwanseaSwansea CityPremier League·6 Nov 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 11
- 1–1DvArsenalArsenalArsenalPremier League·19 Nov 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 12
- 1–1DvWest HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedPremier League·27 Nov 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 13
- 1–1D@EvertonEvertonEvertonPremier League·4 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 14
- 1–0WvSpursSpursTottenham HotspurPremier League·11 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 15
- 2–1W@C PalaceC PalaceCrystal PalacePremier League·14 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 16
- 2–0W@West BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionPremier League·17 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 17
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandPremier League·26 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 18
- 2–1WvMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughPremier League·31 Dec 2016Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 19
- 2–0W@West HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedPremier League·2 Jan 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 20
- 1–1DvLiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·15 Jan 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 21
- 1–1D@StokeStokeStoke CityPremier League·21 Jan 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 22
- 0–0DvHullHullHull CityPremier League·1 Feb 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 23
- 3–0W@LeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityPremier League·5 Feb 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 24
- 2–0WvWatfordWatfordWatfordPremier League·11 Feb 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 25
- 1–1DvBournemouthBournemouthAFC BournemouthPremier League·4 Mar 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 27
- 3–1W@MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughPremier League·19 Mar 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 29
- 0–0DvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionPremier League·1 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 30
- 1–1DvEvertonEvertonEvertonPremier League·4 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 31
- 3–0W@SunderlandSunderlandSunderlandPremier League·9 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 32
- 2–0WvChelseaChelseaChelseaPremier League·16 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 33
- 2–0W@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyPremier League·23 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 34
- 0–0D@Man CityMan CityManchester CityPremier League·27 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 26
- 1–1DvSwanseaSwanseaSwansea CityPremier League·30 Apr 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 35
- 0–2L@ArsenalArsenalArsenalPremier League·7 May 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 36
- 1–2L@SpursSpursTottenham HotspurPremier League·14 May 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 37
- 0–0D@SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonPremier League·17 May 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 28
- 2–0WvC PalaceC PalaceCrystal PalacePremier League·21 May 2017Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 38
UEFA Europa League
Winners10W3D2L
UEFA Europa League
Winners- Group stage4W0D2LThrough
United’s path, round by round — the line climbs while they advance and stops where they lifted the trophy. Two-legged ties show both legs and the aggregate.
League Cup
Winners5W1L
League Cup
WinnersUnited’s path, round by round — the line climbs while they advance and stops where they lifted the trophy. Two-legged ties show both legs and the aggregate.
Slice: every competitive match this season, grouped by competition.
Coverage: Result data is complete; recorded goalscorer and lineup coverage vary by era.